Students enrolled in medical, nursing, midwifery, dentistry, Aboriginal health and allied health degrees in NSW are being encouraged to apply for up to $12,000 in financial support to assist with their studies.
The new round of applications for the Minns Labor Government's Tertiary Health Study Subsidies Program opened on 28 January 2026, with offers to be released from 2 February and payments commencing from 9 March.
This year, support will be available for up to 4,000 students across the state.
Since commencing in January 2024, more than 7,900 students across NSW have already benefitted from the Program, which is designed to create a future pipeline of health workers by supporting students with fees, technology, travel, or other costs related to their degree.
Students successful in their application and beginning their degrees will receive subsidies of $4,000 per year over three years. Graduating students will receive one-off payments of $8,000 after acceptance of employment for a position within NSW Health.
Students must be willing to make a five-year commitment to working in the NSW public health system. There are a limited number of subsidies available, and applications will remain open until all subsidies are awarded.
The Minns Government is investing $121.9 million over five years in the Tertiary Health Study Subsidy Program.
This is just one of the ways the Minns Labor Government is building an engaged, capable and supported workforce, along with:
- abolishing the wages cap and delivering the largest wage increase to healthcare workers in a decade
- implementing safe staffing levels in our emergency departments
- saving 1,112 nurses which the Liberal Government planned to sack
- investing $274 million to deliver an additional 250 healthcare workers at upgraded hospitals left with inadequate staff by the previous government.
For details on how to apply, including the full list of eligible workforce groups and locations, visit Tertiary Health Study Subsidies.
Quotes attributable to the Minister for Health Ryan Park:
"The Minns Government is strengthening the health workforce in NSW after over a decade of neglect by the former Coalition government.
"Through a range of initiatives including the Tertiary Health Study Subsidies Program, investments in key health worker accommodation, Safe Staffing Levels and more, we are building an engaged and supported workforce.
"More than 7,900 healthcare students across NSW have already accessed financial support through this Program, and even more will benefit in 2026.
"I want to thank these students for choosing and rewarding career in health and strongly encourage all those enrolled in eligible degrees to consider applying for this support."
